Writing device



1,533,162 A. CHESNE WRITING DEVICE Original Filed July 23, 1925 0%]/K7Q/ w Patented pr. 14, i925.

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ALEXANDER cHEsnn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WRITING DEVICE.

Aippl-icationled- July 23,1923, Serial No. 653;339.

Y To all .tc/Loin t may concern.'

-a eitizenot the AUnited I vented vcert-ain new Be it known that ALEXANDER CHESNE, States, residing at illinois, have iny and 4useful Improvements in VVritingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

Details of the present improvements relateto pencil construction and other details relate to. the construction of fountain pens. As a combined` utility the improvements 'relate to a pen-and-pencil organization.

The chief object otl the improvement is to for Writing with pencil or pen, and thus avoid the necessityv of tivo instruments'or devices. lt is an object to provide'a form of construction Chicago, Cook County,

whereby the chief advantages of such an organization may be had according to easily operable and conveniently used means.

In the accompanying drawings, `which form a part kof this speci-ication, Figure l is a medial longitudinal section through the device; Figs.

2, 3, 4 and' 5 are enlarged transverse sections on the lines 2--2, 3-3, tt and v5 5 respectively of Fig. l; and Fig. 6 is a medial longitudinal section through a front cap adapted for use With the instrumen-t for enclosing exposed pen and' pencil elements. v f t 'l 'The illustrated structure comprises rst a tubular body member or barrel l0 having an end fWall ll and having rigidly secured thereto atits front end a head member l2 which is shown Vas being threaded at 13 to engage the threaded portion 14 ofthe front cap l5.V cap tits with a. sliding and rotative tit upon the cylindricalbody l0.

The parts l() to 17 inclusive may Well be formed of hard rubber according to ordi n-aryfountaiI-i pen practice.

A metallic tube is threaded at A21 in fa cylindrical member 22 rigidly' secured within the Ahead 1nen1l. er "l2, the member 22 call the head and having jeetlon 3 constituting a feeder lor the 24,1vli1ch pen 24; 1S heldxln a 'recess in forming with the member l2 what ll shall an integral propen member 22, A channel'25 is cut in the `member 22 and a. hole or boring26 extends from the channel V to the ink chamber 27. This chamber 27 -is formed by a compressib'le soft rubber sack` which has an outer annular `Wall 28, an inner annular ivallA 29, and an end Wall as well shown in Fig. it.

`30, the Vchamber 2T thus being annular in the Renewed December 1, 1924.

shape, and closed at one end. The inner Wall 29 encompasses the tube 20 and is secured at 30, as by cement, upon a cylindri'cal extension 3l, part of the head piece l2, the outer wall 28 being similarly secured at 32 upon a cylindrical extension 33. of the member l2.

A `pair ot' spriugy sacit-compressing members 33, ot thin and stift sheet metal and formed trough-shaped where they overlie the inl: sach' are rigidly secured at Bit to the head l2, the rear ends being tapered or slanted inward as Well shown in Fig. l and adaptedy to be engaged by the ends of a IJ- shaped metallic member 3G slidably mounted for longitudinal movement in the end Wall ll ot7 the body member l() and also on the tube 20. ldlhen this member 36 is forced inward the saclecompressing members are forced toward each other, thus compressing the sack, exhausting air therefrom, and providing tor an intake ot ink into the sack when' the pen part is inserted in an inl; supply and the hand-operable member 36 is retracted.

The tube 2O carries a collar 1S held by screws 19 toV the end Wall 1l. lithin the tube 20 is a tube 37 interiorly screw threaded throughout most of its length `and adapted to be engaged by the screw-threaded crosshead or traveling member 3.8 to Which is secured a push rod or plunger 39 which passes `into the hollow pencil tip 4() and is adapted motion-'trom the cap 21T to the lube The springs 4.5 hold thc cap 17 readily rcleusably upon the tube ft2, and the cap li' may be pulled olli' o'l the end ot the barrel l0 whereby 'access' may bc had to the sack-.filling member Then the cap 17 is in its operative positlon as shown by Fig. l and the cap is turned in one direction or the other the tube 42 will be turned, and since this tube is slotted to accommodate the cross head 38 so as to move longitudinally therein the rotative motion will be communicated to the cross head which is thus made to travel upon t l) l) Vse i ce

r40 back into the body ot the device to the threads of the tube 37, with the result that the plunger' 39 is advanced or retracted.

rI`he view ot Fig. 1 shows the device as adjusted for using the pencil. Should it be desired to use the pen 24 the pencil tip 40 is retracted by simply pulling upon the cap 17, the holding effect of the springs 45 in the reduced or neck-like seat at 44 ot the tube 42 providing that this inner tube 42 will move longitudinally when the cap 17 is so moved. he pencil tip 40 isscrewthreaded at 47 into the tube 37. 'llo communicate pulling strains from the inner tube 42 to the tube 37 these two tubes are caused to move `simultaneously by a pair ot diametrically-opposed threaded pins 49 which are threaded through the wall of the tube 37 and into an annular recess in a collar 53 (Fig. 3) secured upon the inner tube 42. The inner tube 42 may thus rotate relative to the tube A37, Vand pulling and pushing strains upon the inner tube 42 will be communicated to the tube 37 and the pencil tip 40 will thereby be moved backward or forward as the case may be. To permit longitudinal movement of the tubes 42 and 37 the outer tube 20 is slotted at 55.

WhenV it is desired to move the pencilftip ree the pen 24 tor use the cap 17 is drawn back longitudinally. When the pins 49v come to the end of the slot55 aV further pull upon the cap 17 will release itat the spring connection at 44 and 45 and thereupon the U- s'haped member 36 may be forced inward by the ngers of the operator, partially collapsing the ink sack, and on inserting the pen point into a vsupply of ink and retracting the member 36 the spring members 33 will move away from each other, allowing the saclr to expand to its vnormal condition, drawing in the ink, Vand thereupon the cap 17 may be replaced.

Y The cap of Fig. 6 may be applied when the pencil tip 40 is retracted, the construetion being such that the central extension 58 of the cap having a recess 59 for the lead will act as a seal to prevent leakage of ink fromV coming objectionably upon the end of the pencil ltip and lead. Y

I contemplateas being included in this invcntionsuch changes and modifications-ot what is herein speciically illustrated and described as fall' within the scopel of the 5 appended claims.

I claim: Y

1. Ina combined pencil and pen, the conibination of a'barrel, a double-walled Vink saclr therein providing an'annularink chamber closed at one end and l'open at its other end, pen-and-pencil head mechanism at the front end of said barrel, means in said mechanism -or holding a pen, said head mechanism beingv provided with an ink channel from'. said chamber to tion,

' which cross head engage .lar member to advance the pen,` av tube for pencil mechanism extending Ythrough the central space provided by said sack, means for collapsing said sack for charging the same with ink, said tube extending into said head mechanism, and Vpencil mounted in said tube for longitudinal movement therein, said pencil mechanism including means for advancing vlead therein.

2. In a combined pencil and pen, the combination of a barrel, a head securedto the trent end thereof and adapted to accommodate Aa pen and also pencilmechanisima collapsible ink sack carried by said barrel, said head mechanism having a duct leading to a seat for a pen, a pen carried in said seat, and pencil mechanism extending through said-barrel and terminating in a hollow penmechanism cil tip, said pencil Vmechanism includingy a screw-threaded part,V said pencil tip beingV mounted for retraction, said. pencil lmechanism including a plunger having a part in engagement with said screw-threaded part, and means for rotating the plunger vpart ywhich. is in engagement with said screwthreaded part to advance said plunger.

3. In a combined pencil and pen the comy bination et a barrel,a`head therefor, a pen mounted therein, a collapsible inl; sack within the barrel, said head having a duct leading from the ink sack to the pen, means. for collapsing said ink sack including spring member lying along the side of the sack and having a slanting end portion, a pushlnem- Vber slidably mounted in the end of the barrel and adapted to engage said slanting end pora tubular member extending through said barreland into said head portion, a second tubular member within said first-mentioned tubular member, said secondly-mentioned jtubular ,member being interiorly screw threaded, a slotted tubular member within said secondly mentioned tubular member, a threaded cross head in the slot ot said slotted tubular member, the threads of the threads of the secondly mentioned tubular member, a plunger carried by said cross head, a hollow pencil tip coaxial with said plunger and adapted to'hold a piece of lead for propulsion `by said plunger, and means at the upper end l of said barrel for rotating said slotted tubuvthe'lead, said pencil tip being secured'to said secondly-mentioned tubular .memben the tubular member being mounted for sliding movement relative to the first-mentioned tubular member whereby'the' pencil tip may be retracted.

4. In a combined pencil and pen the -combination of a barrel, a rigidly secured at the front end thereof, means for holding a pen in said head, said head having a duct leading from the pen to the interior'ofa collapsible tube, a collapsible tube carried byv said barrel, means for l pencil-and-pen head secondly-n'ientioncd.'

Y carried by said tubular collapsing said tube for lilling the saine, said means including a pair of spring members lying at side portions of said collapsible sack, said spring members having their ends formed slantingly inward, a tubular member extending centrally through said ink sack, a sliding member mounted on said tubular member, said sliding member having' portions there'ol engaging said inwardly-slanting surfaces whereby movement of said sliding member will compress the sack for charging purposes, and pencil mechanism member, said pencil mechanism including a hollow tip and including a plunger, with means for moving' the plunger forward to advance lead in the pencil tip, pencil mechanism including said tip being slidably mounted for retraction Awithin the body of said head. Y

5. In a combined pencil and pen the combination of a barrel, a head at the front end thereof, a pen secured therein, a collapsible tube within said barrel, said head having a duct leading from the collapsible tube to the pen, a tube extending' through the collapsible tube, pencil mechanism including a plurality of tubular members Within said tube, a cap rotatably and slidably mounted at the rear end of said ba.rrel,'one of the tubular members of the pencil mechanism being releasa-bly secured to the said cap and also whereby rotative movement of the cap communicates rotative movement to the tubular member secured thereto, said pencil mechanism including a plunger having' a threaded part with means for advancing said plunger when said cap is rotated, and including also a pencil tip mounted for advancement and retraction when said cap is advanced or re tracted.

6. In a combined pen and pencil the combination of a barrel, a pen-and-pencil head at the front end thereof, a pen carried by said head, a collapsible tube in said barrel, said head having' a duct leading from the collapsible tube to said pen, pencil mechanism extending' through said barrel and head and having a pencil tip adjacent to said pen, said pencil tip being mounted for longitudinal movement into said head to clear the pen for use, means at the upper end of said barrel for retracting the pencil tip, means at the upper end of said barrel for collapsing the collapsible tube for and a cap for the upper end of said barrel. 7. In a pen and pencil device having a pen and also a pencil tip at one and the same end thereof, the combination therewith oit' a cap member adapted to enclose both the pen and the pencil tip when the device is not in use and having a part adapted to engage the pencil tip and hold it against outward movement and also to seal it against leakage of ink from the pen.

ALEXANDER CHESNE.

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